This makes sense: Russians, like any other nation, instinctively reach for a drink that compliments the food on their table. Many Russians piously believe that vodka is healthier than other spirits, like whiskey and cognac. Some doctors even reaffirm this belief. Yet he told my granddad that if he really wants a drink he should only drink vodka. Most drinkers measure the harm alcohol does to them by the punching power of their hangover: the less potent the headache, the less harmful the alcohol.
While this is not strictly true, many Russians have a strong opinion on the subject. In essence, you can get smashed quickly for only a few rubles. But in my youth I used to drink vodka. The cost of producing one half-liter bottle of Russian-made vodka can be as cheap as 35 rubes 50 cents. If using any of Russia Beyond's content, partly or in full, always provide an active hyperlink to the original material. That could be considered rude.
Be ready to be part of the multiple toasts as you go drinking. Though vodka cocktails and mixers are popular, Russians prefer drinking vodka in small shots. According to Russians, vodka is meant to be served pure and chilled. It should be extremely cold to get the enhanced taste of it. Treat it as a punishment or your good luck, but you got to drink an extra shot if you enter a party late.
He forced them to drink not just one shot but a whole 1. Have you finished a bottle of vodka? Better keep it down or hide it somewhere if you were to follow Russian drinking etiquettes. If you are serving vodka to everyone, as soon as a bottle is finished, keep it down on the floor or discard it immediately. Some convey Russians find it as a bad omen; others tell that was how people drinking in a restaurant were charged by counting the number of empty bottles on the table.
Whatever the reason be, keep this in mind if you are out drinking with Russians, even if it is at a private or public place. Alcohol consumption, along with smoking, appears to be the main reason for this difference. The study tracked mortality rates over the last 30 years and found large fluctuations in life expectancy over this period that closely relate to alcohol consumption. The researchers said that changes in alcohol policy, such as price changes and restricted alcohol sales, closely matched the fluctuations in mortality rates.
The study also provides ample evidence of another unique feature of Russian drinking culture, zapoi , where Russians engage in a period of continuous drinking for two days or more.
But the researchers found that even in groups of men that consumed the most — those who drank an average of about two and half litres of vodka a week — there were periods of abstinence of up to three days a week.
The researchers suggest, then, that high death rates come not only because Russians drink a lot, but from episodes of binge drinking. A corresponding study that examined the causes of death of 50, adults and carried out by the same research team determined that the main causes of premature death in Russia were alcohol-related. These include alcohol poisoning and liver disease, as well as accidents, violence and suicide — all of which have strong links to excess drinking.
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